Hrebianchuk, Aliaksandra E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1224-3275
Parfionava, Nastassia S. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3573-3039
Tsybovsky, Iosif S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8611-8215
Funding for this research was provided by:
State Committee of the Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus (Project No. 20190195)
State Committee of the Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus (Project No. 20190195)
State Committee of the Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus (Project No. 20190195)
Article History
Received: 21 February 2025
Accepted: 6 February 2026
First Online: 21 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors have declared that no competing interest exists.
: The study complies with the current laws and no ethical approval was required form an institutional or national ethics review board. All the samples were legally procured: the wild canids samples were obtained during scheduled shootings and from animals killed as a result of road accidents, or provided by zoos; the samples of farm animals (foxes and arctic foxes) were collected at the end of the harvesting season; the dog samples were collected with the consent of the owners (in most cases, by veterinary institutions in Belarus). The breed of the dogs was recorded as reported by the owners. All applicable international, national and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. No AI or any kind was used to write this paper.